Cuppas & Canvases: Alba Unplugged

The Slow Pour: a phone-free café hangout

Phones away when you come in the door. The kettle's on.

The Slow Pour is a screen-free café hangout:1.5 hours, no notifications, real people, real connection. You'll turn your phone off as you arrive. In return you get a chair, a hot drink, great company, guided creativity and a proper evening off from the wee glowing rectangle.

This is the first in a series of Alba Unplugged evenings hosted at Brera Hyndland n partnership with NomadAlba Collective. Come alone, come with a friend, come to meet a stranger.

What you get

• A cosy cuppa

• 1.5hrs of uninterrupted time just for you

• Creative expert guidance to Let Your Creative Out

• Canvas, paints and brushes

• A piece of creativity to take home and new friendships hopefully formed

What happens

• 6.30pm: arrival, phones off and grab a cuppa and settle in

• 6.45pm: a short welcome from your creative host Bianca

• 6.45–7.45pm: a quiet hour to create with guidance or let your creative out your way

• 7.45–8pm: an collective clean up and creative sharing

• 8pm: phones returned, doors close.

You are here to Let Your Creative Out so included in your ticket and free cuppa is guided creativity, a canvas, paints and brushes. You do not have to be an artist or even consider yourself creative, you just have to be willing to let your creative out.

Access and comfort

• Lighting is warm and low. Music is ambient.

• You are welcome to sit alone the whole evening. No one will pressure you to talk.

• Bring headphones or a book if you'd like a clear "I'm focused" signal.

• ESOL learners and English learners at any level are welcome. Host will speak clearly and use simple words.

• Venue is on ground level and for accessibility requirements check venue directly.

• If you need any adjustments to attend, please email us and we'll see what we can do.

What to bring

• Wear comfy clothes

• A willingness to try.

• A friend, or not

Phones and photography

Phones go off on entry as a shared commitment. If you're expecting an urgent call, for instance as a caregiver or on-call duty, Stick your phone on silent.

About Alba Unplugged

Alba Unplugged is a series of phone-free community gatherings hosted across Scotland in partnership with cafés, community libraries, pubs and village halls.

Alba Unplugged is bringing back the analog and the in person in a time when AI consumes the headlines.

About NomadAlba Collective

NomadAlba Collective is a Scottish social enterprise based in Glasgow and Helensburgh, working across human skills education, wellbeing through creativity, and community wealth building.

Find the next event at https://events.humanitix.com/host/nomadalba

Tickets

Importantly we do not want price to be a barrier for anyone wanting to attend. Please get in touch if this might be the case: bianca@nomadalba.com

Please note: this is an alcohol free event. Do not bring along any alcohol.